Opinions

General opinion pieces written by Make Lemonade personnel.

The week: Boris will turn diplomacy on its head

by Kip Brook - 1822
article by Make Lemonade NZ

Floppy blond haired former mayor of London, New York-born Boris Johnson, is the new UK Foreign Minister. Watch this space! A brilliant tv print media journalist and author, bumbling Boris is known for his undiplomatic, colourful and hilarious oratory. He is the UK’s funniest politician, though not the universally most

The Week: all credit to the robots

by Janelle Blythe - 1473
Article by Make Lemonade NZ

Robots have been hit hard in the news recently with people worried that tech advancements will mean less jobs for humans. Worse still – thanks to the movies – people still see a future generation of robot terminators taking over the world. Do we really need to let the movie world

The Week: great victories in sport

by Kip Brook - 1284
Article by Make Lemonade NZ

It’s been an incredible week of upsets against the odds and great victories by great sports people. Top of the list are a tennis player who had only won $US300 on the pro circuit all year and Iceland, a country of only 330,000 people, beating England - population 54 million and

Heaven on earth in Hanmer’s hot pools

by Kip Brook - 2764

Hanmer - Shut your eyes. Imagine lazing in a steamy thermal hot pool. The sun is setting over the picture postcard snow-capped mountains. Not a sound can be heard but the occasional bellbird call. This is Hanmer Springs’ thermal pools. One of the best short holiday bases in New Zealand and

2016 Budget positively reflects our bi-cultural community

by Janelle Blythe - 2826
Wellington - Make Lemonade NZ

With New Zealand’s 2016 Budget being released by the government today there are many benefits for Māori and strong indicators of a positive relationship between National and the Māori Party. It’s pleasing to see the government taking serious consideration for the needs of Māori and identifying successful initiatives that need to

Go the Sallies!

by Kip Brook - 1747

The Salvation Army has started its annual Red Shield appeal. They are worth supporting, considering: They help more than 120,000 Kiwis in need annually. They distribute more than 55,425 food parcels a year. They provide almost 14,000 budgeting sessions and serve 18,192 community meals a year. They provided more than 7000 elderly and ill

Jobs down but Christchurch poised to rise

by Kip Brook - 1332

Most jobs in Canterbury are connected, even some tenuously, to the Christchurch rebuild. There has been a lot of positive talk about the rebuild ramping up. Christchurch’s CBD is an exciting place at the moment. But the latest ANZ job advertising monthly report shows the Canterbury labour market continuing to weaken